Category: HUB Opinion
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Changing times forced changes in the Scout handbook
I am responding to the letter to the editor published in The Hub (Sept. 22) regarding "Scout stance on homosexuality a late addition to handbook." Mr. Nate Cotler points out that the opportunity to "decry" homosexuality in the 1927 edition of the Scout handbook was not taken. "Why," he queries, "does it suddenly appear in…
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Bicentennial Hall should not have been reopened
This letter follows The Hub coverage of the Sept. 25 Fair Haven Borough Council meeting. Closed by the borough of Fair Haven a year ago after Hurricane Floyd, Bicentennial Hall was reopened on Sept. 23 for the historic association’s "Garden Party." I have written to the six candidates running for the three open Borough Council…
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Bicentennial Hall should not have been reopened
This letter follows The Hub coverage of the Sept. 25 Fair Haven Borough Council meeting. Closed by the borough of Fair Haven a year ago after Hurricane Floyd, Bicentennial Hall was reopened on Sept. 23 for the historic association’s "Garden Party." I have written to the six candidates running for the three open Borough Council…
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Mayor’s accident points up problem with public access
The problems with New Jersey’s weak law regarding the obligation to provide public information came into sharp focus in our effort to get details regarding charges lodged against Red Bank Mayor Edward J. McKenna Jr. this week. McKenna was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run on…
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Clarifying the cost of new municipal center Guest Column Emilia M. Siciliano
Clarifying the cost of new municipal center Guest Column Emilia M. Siciliano The building of a Municipal Center in Shrewsbury has been a subject of debate for many years. In 1964, a report filed on behalf of the mayor and Borough Council by the Municipal Center Study Commission stated: "There has been no central location…
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Red Bank schools deserve passage of referendum
As the date for the Red Bank Middle School Referendum approaches on Oct. 10, I’d like to take the time to inform voters about all the positive changes that have taken place in the district during the past four years. The heart and soul of any school is classroom instruction. There has been dramatic improvement…
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Middle school rehabilitation economically feasible
This Tuesday, Oct. 10, Red Bank voters will decide whether or not to rehabilitate the middle school. From a financial standpoint, we are convinced that a "yes" vote is the lowest cost option. • Building a new school would be much more costly in the long run. The current structure is sound. A new building…
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Left-wing radical can take a free trip to Cuba
I read with disgust and sadness the "Perspective" on the Red Bank radical Allen Strasburger — you wasted a lot of ink. But that is what makes this country the greatest nation in the world! This individual has the freedom to speak his mind, no matter how empty-headed his mind might be. You said he…
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Scouts’ position based on moral view, not bigotry
I have seen numerous letters to The Hub where people have lambasted the Boy Scouts for their position on homosexuality. Some parents have stated they would not allow their children to join an organization that promotes bigotry and discrimination. Before these parents deny their children what scouting has to offer, I would ask they reconsider…
